Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Democratic senators went back and forth in a series of heated conversations regarding the Trump administration’s latest military actions during a Senate Armed Services hearing on Wednesday.
The hearing was supposed to be about the defense budget for 2026, but it was overshadowed in part by other issues like the Los Angeles protests, ‘No Kings Protests,’ and unrest in the Middle East.
The former Fox News host was questioned by Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) about the possibility of an order given for the military to use force against unarmed protesters.
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“I’m just asking the question. Don’t laugh,” Slotkin said after Hegseth brushed off the question.
“What is this based on?” Hegseth asked. “What evidence do you have that the order
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